Fly-trap.



PATENTBD DEC. 12, 1905.

R. GRAHAM.

FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.17,1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented-Dec. 12, 1905.

Application filed April 17,1905. Serial No. 255,973.

' zen of the United States, residing at Greeley,

in the county of Weld and State of Colorado, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Fly-Traps, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in flytraps; and one object of myinvention is to devise a trap for the purpose of catching flies andother insects that naturally gather at and near the top of screen-doorsin residences and other places. The contrivance is adapted to hang atthe top of screen-doors or above the same for the purpose of allowingflies to enter the aperture in thebottom thereof, and they may then bedestroyed by the usual methods. Flies naturally gather at or near thetop of screen-doors, and when the door is opened they easily obtainentrance to the residence; but with this contrivance the flies willenter the aperture in the bottom of the trap, and when a sufiicientnumber have accumulated they may then be destroyed. The catcher may belocated either at the top of screendoors or screen-windows and be heldin place by means of small hooks, and common flypaper or otherattractive bait may be inserted in the trap.

Another object of my invention is the production of a fly-trap whichwill be durable and not liable to be broken or collapsed by pressure,which may be opened or unfolded to form a flat screen for ease ofpacking, transportation, or storing, and which could when open be usedas an ordinary window-screen, if circumstances required.

With these objects in View my invention consists of a fly-trap of novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts, substantially asdisclosed herein.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the trap in closed or operativeposition, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.

The trap consists of the two frame members A and B, hinged together bymeans of wire netting or screening 0, said members being held in closedposition by means of the hook D and eye D. The lower horizontal sectionof the frame members is cutaway, as at E, to provide a V-shaped openingin the bottom of the trap. The wire-netting is stretched over andsuitably secured to the frame members, and the ends of said nettingproject within the V-shaped opening and above the horizontal members,and while allowing entrance to the trap these ends provide againstegress therefrom and form the trapping device F. The whole trap forms aV-shaped chamber, and when sufiiciently full the trap may be opened andthe contents removed therefrom. Hooks are provided at each end of thetrap, so that it may be hung in any suitable position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it is evident that I provide a device for the purpose named which issimple and durable in construction, may be made at a very low cost, andwhich is very eflicient in operation.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a trap for catching insects the combination of two frame membersflexibly connected by wire-netting and provided at their inner loweredges with cut-away portions to allow the entrance of insects, the endsof the netting being turned up between the said frame members to form atrapping device.

2. In a fly-trap, the combination of the two frame members flexiblyconnected bywirenetting, the ends of said frame members fitting snuglytogether and the bottom part of the members being cut away to form aV-shaped opening in the bottom of the trap.

3. In a flyrtrap, the combination of two frame members connectedflexibly or foldingly together at their tops and covered bywire-netting, ends of said netting extending upwardly within an openingformed between the said frame members.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT GRAHAM.

Witnesses:

H. E. CHURCHILL, EDNA ONSTINE.

